diff --git a/lib/sidekiq/web.rb b/lib/sidekiq/web.rb
index afea9de4..5effc2b6 100644
--- a/lib/sidekiq/web.rb
+++ b/lib/sidekiq/web.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module Sidekiq
       def strings
         @strings ||= begin
           Dir["#{settings.locales}/*.yml"].inject({}) do |memo, file|
-            memo.merge(YAML.load(File.read(file)))
+            memo.merge(YAML.load(File.open(file)))
           end
         end
       end